HEALTH WORKERS need to be at peace with themselves even as they work with people who have problems. October is traditionally the month when we recognize the importance of mental health and perhaps it should once be dedicated to the health worker.
Just how important and meaningful this can be Sunita Singh will tell you. She is the head of Latika Roy Foundation’s Child Development Centre. The kids she works with have multiple disabilities and complex needs.
“When we are stressed ourselves,” she says, “we can’t be there for the children. If our. . .